BeaverTails

BeaverTails are pieces of fried dough that have become a popular pastry in Ottawa and most of Western Canada. Many toppings can be selected, including cinnamon and sugar, chocolate hazelnut, banana and chocolate and maple walnut. BeaverTails Pastries Inc. were the first to turn beavertails into a business and have taken off with over 75 beavertail stands across Canada, with most of them in Ottawa. The website of the city of Ottawa says Beavertails are, "A uniquely Canadian tradition, hand-made Beavertail pastries are served up with a variety of toppings at special events throughout the year..."

History

BeaverTails began when Grant and Pam Hooker decided to turn their family recipe for fried dough into an corporate business. In 1980, the Hooker's opened up the first BeaverTail stand in the Byward Market in Ottawa, which was two years after they had created BeaverTails Canada Inc.

Toppings

Some make their own beavertails, but BeaverTails Pastries Stands list the following toppings: Cinnamon and sugar, Killaloe Sunrise (cinnamon, sugar & lemon), Chocolate hazelnut, Maple butter, Apple cinnamon, Banana chocolate, Maple walnut, Triple Trip (chocolate, peanut butter and Reese's pieces®), Avalanche (cream cheese frosting and SKOR®) and the Voyageur.

Media

Since it's inception, local, national, and international media outlets have raved about BeaverTails. BeaverTails Canada Inc. has the following quotes on their website:

"...It was everything I expected and more. It was warm, tasty and sweet. And it was huge. It melted in my mouth, not my hands." -Boston Globe

"...a delicacy...a delicious pastry...you can't miss it (the store)... it's the one with the line." -CAA Tour Book

"The region's contribution to Canadian cuisine is the BevearTail, a doughy delicacy that looks like a flattened zeppole and tastes a bit like a funnel cake smeared with jelly and maple syrup."-The New York Times

External Links

• BeaverTails Inc.
• Ottawa Tourism Page on Local Food